The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has drastically changed the data breach litigation landscape by holding that an employer has a common law duty to use reasonable care to safeguard its employees' personal information stored on...more
11/28/2018
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Security ,
Economic Loss Doctrine ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Identity Theft ,
Negligence ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Care
An increase in data breach class actions could be the result of a recent decision of the Seventh Circuit holding that allegations of future harm stemming from a data breach can establish Article III standing. The majority of...more
7/29/2015
/ Adobe ,
Article III ,
Class Action ,
Credit Cards ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Negligence ,
Neiman Marcus ,
Standing
A Pennsylvania judge has dismissed a class action arising out of the breach of confidential employee information, adding to a growing body of state courts that have found that negligence claims alleging failure to provide...more
In a long-awaited opinion, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has recently declined to adopt the Restatement (Third) of Torts in product liability cases, ruling instead that the strict liability regime of the Restatement (Second)...more
In a stunning decision with broad implications for pharmaceutical companies in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has held that plaintiffs may assert negligence claims against pharmaceutical...more